Bromelton, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Bromelton Queensland
Paddocks, 2016
Bromelton Location in Queensland
Population	155 (2016 census)
• Density	1.363/km2 (3.53/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4285
Area	113.7 km2 (43.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	74 km (46 mi) S of Brisbane 8 km (5 mi) W of Beaudesert
LGA(s)	Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)	Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s)	Wright
Localities around Bromelton: Wyaralong Allenview Gleneagle Coulson Bromelton Beaudesert Allandale Kooralbyn Josephville

Bromelton is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Bromelton had a population of 155 people.

History

Moloney family, ~1897

Bromelton Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open by 1883) and closed in 1938.

Transport

The town has a crossing loop on the Sydney to Brisbane standard gauge line. Bromelton station was served by a northbound XPT service to Roma Street and a southbound service to Sydney until it closed in 1994.

Transport

The town has a crossing loop on the Sydney to Brisbane standard gauge line.

SCT Logistics operates a rail-road transport hub at 2603 Beaudesert Boonah Road (27°57′51″S 152°55′19″E / 27.9642°S 152.9219°E / -27.9642; 152.9219 (SCT Transport Hub)).

The Australian Rail Track Corporation has also purchased land in Bromleton.

Notable people

• Thomas de Montmorency Murray-Prior, born in Bromelton, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
• Rosa Campbell Praed, born in Bromelton, Australian novelist